Wichita eagle., 1887-10-05

momsnt had coma II w. . msrcy that H.
oehers were terrified into . seupor which pru-
vented them from realizing The situation.
Is was sunrise next day hefors the gale
broke, and nearly noon before we pulled in
our drsgs and hoisfed sail At sunrise ssrvsd
wine aud crackers again, and was rsjoictd to
ind all alive, and most Of them in good heart
The prizs fighter had not moved from hin
place, and the young man with the knife now
had the worried, desperate look Of a hunted
beast made a great effort to arouse the big
fellow, giving him many . vigorous kick BE-
fore he moved. He finally scrambled up in .
great fury, but instead Of turning On M e
might have been expected, be rushed upoE
tbs man With the knife Thers wss strug-
gle. several shouts and screams, and then thu
big fellow, bleeding from two or three ssab<,
lifted the other in his arms and went over~
board. The boat was being tossed about IN
the widest mapasr, and none Of ~ would
have dared to shift our positions ~ intsrfsre.
There was q q ream from tie women and
Children Is the two went over, and that was
eulogy and requiem combined I insisted
upon their taking food and water and shift
ing about, and the affair was soon seemingly
forgotten by all except the professor. He bad
90 eat he suddenly began 70 sing and chatter.
and we all soon realized that his mind We
gone. The young man in tho bow Of the boat
volunteered to take charge Of the poor gentle
man. and cautioned him to tie the profss-
sor's feet
By noon the weather had grown pleasant
and the sea moderately calm, and then for the
ezst time the people moved about and felt d
n 49, "a a..
ALL and by guessss and predictions put the
little crowd in good humor. Tho women
washed their faces and combed their hair.
the fretting children were duly cared
for, and We dashed aloag toward Aus
trslis at IN sxhilarating speed Was in
hopes the professor would mend. but
soon after dinner be went into spamns and
then lay for hours in . stupor. We had re
moved the lashings in order TO rub his limbs.
ana about an hour before sunset, without
having given Us the least warning, he ss,rang
up and flung himself overheard. A monster
shark had been following Us for couple Of
hours, unknown to all aboard except myselk.
The poor man had not sunk two feet deep b.
fore the shark seized him by the middle. aasd
. number OF Us plainly W him mako on
with his victim. We had pretty fair night
Il it, and the weather held good for the fol-
lowing day. Then we had Gains and squalls
and head winds, and I'll give you a bit Ct my
diary to wind up the story:
Fourth day-Ons Of the children died, ami
we had to hold the mother TO prevent her
jumping overheard.
Fifth day-Dead calm and no progrv-s
Many sharks about
sixth day-One Of the women--a MT1
Wilkins-died, and another woman and .
child are sick.
Seventh day-Head winds Sick are no
better
Eighth day Woman and child dead
Calm
"Ninth day-Young man jumped overheard
last night without any Of US knowing IL. An
other woman sick
"Fourteenth dsy-Manning two women
and self are alone left alive. We must b.
near tbs coast.
''Ssyentesnth day-The four OF US were
picked up by a schooner thirty miles or the
coast. Plenty Of food and water left .
That's my story, SIR; and I want 20 say
that every death that took place la my boat
was more the result OF terror at ths situation
than for any substantial reason We had an
abundance OF drink and food. plenty u room
after three or four had gone, aud ono did
after another simply because hope gave ous
and there was a coilarse. York sun